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8:20 PM ET, April 8, 2020

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Joe Biden / Medium:
Statement From Vice President Biden  —  Today, Senator Sanders announced he was suspending his campaign.  Bernie has put his heart and soul into not only running for President, but for the causes and issues he has been dedicated to his whole life.  So, I know how hard a decision this was for him to make …
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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Democrats salivate over Obama coming off sidelines  —  The decision by Bernie Sanders to suspend his campaign means former President Obama is about to get back into the political spotlight.  —  Sources close to Obama and Biden say the two men have spoken “quite frequently,” as one put it …
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed News:
Former Clinton Staffers Invited To “Bye, Bye Bernard” Zoom Call (It's Now Canceled)  —  The 2020 primary has ended, but the 2016 primary never will.  “He's finally gone (again!)”  —  Less than an hour after Bernie Sanders told supporters he was ending his presidential campaign …
Discussion: Twitchy
Dan Merica / CNN:
Sanders had multiple conversations with Obama ahead of decision to end campaign
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:   Bernie Sanders Dropped Out Because His Campaign Believed Its Own BS
Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
VP talk could intensify with Harris-DNC fundraising deal
Discussion: NBC News
Elizabeth Bruenig / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Never Lied
Discussion: The Mahablog, Common Dreams and VICE
NBC News:
Bernie Sanders drops out of presidential race
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Joe Biden will have a very hard time winning over the Berniesphere
Discussion: The Week
Katelyn Burns / Vox:
Joe Biden says the pandemic response is an opportunity for structural change
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Linda Tripp, the Clinton sex scandal whisteblower who secretly recorded private phone calls with Monica Lewinksy, dies at age 70 ‘after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer less than a week ago’  — Linda Tripp died on Wednesday morning and a close friend told DailyMail.com that ‘she died with a smile on her face’
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Washington Post:
Linda Tripp, whose tapes of Monica Lewinsky led to Bill Clinton's impeachment, dies at 70
Discussion: Mediaite
Matt Schudel / Washington Post:
Linda Tripp, whose taped calls with Monica Lewinsky led to Clinton impeachment, dies at 70
Discussion: Axios and Forbes
New York Times:
Linda Tripp, Key Figure in Clinton Impeachment, Dies
Discussion: HuffPost and The Week
TMZ.com:
Clinton-Lewinsky Whistleblower Linda Tripp Dead at 70
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
J. David Goodman / New York Times:
How Delays and Unheeded Warnings Hindered New York's Virus Fight  —  The federal response was chaotic.  Even so, the state's and city's own initial efforts failed to keep pace with the outbreak, The Times found.  —  A 39-year-old woman took Flight 701 from Doha, Qatar …
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The Daily Beast:
NYC Is Taking Hundreds of Body Bags Out of Houses—and Soon They Will Be Counted  —  New York City officials say they will begin to report those who've died in their homes from suspected coronavirus complications without an official lab diagnosis.  —  The coronavirus death count in New York City …
New York Post:
De Blasio heckled at Bronx hospital by bystanders demanding tests, treatment
Discussion: Gothamist
CNBC:
Sen. Kelly Loeffler and her CEO husband will liquidate individual stock shares after coronavirus trade furor  — Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia and CEO husband Jeff Sprecher plan to liquidate their individual stock share positions and related options after weeks of criticism of the couple …
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Kelly Loeffler / Wall Street Journal:
I Never Traded on Confidential Coronavirus Information  —  But to end the distraction, my family will divest from individual stocks.  —  While the American people are enduring the impact of Covid-19, I have become a top target of baseless attacks from political adversaries and the media.
QU Poll:
Release Detail  —  April 8, 2020 - Fauci, Governors Get Highest Marks For Response To Coronavirus, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Majority Say Trump's Response Not Aggressive Enough  —  As the number of coronavirus cases spreads throughout the country, Dr. Anthony Fauci …
Discussion: Fox News, CNN, New York Post and The Hill
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Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Trip to Guam at center of top Navy official's resignation cost taxpayers over $243,000  —  Acting Navy secretary Thomas Modly boarded one of his service's executive jets Monday to visit Guam — a trip that turned out to be costly for both him and U.S. taxpayers.
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Tom Vanden Brook / USA Today:
Cost of Navy secretary's trip to Guam? $243,000, his job and isolation after coronavirus exposure
Discussion: CNN and The American Independent
New York Times:
Coronavirus Was Slow to Spread to Rural America.  Not Anymore.  —  Feb. 20This map shows every rural county in America, areas where the coronavirus outbreak initially was slow to spread.  Humboldt County in Northern California was the first rural county to report a case, on Feb. 20, a month after the virus first reached the U.S.
Bloomberg:
Trump's New Chief of Staff Rattles White House in Crisis Mode  — Grisham replacement, other staff moves have raised tensions  — Meadows called Republican holdouts on ‘stay-at-home’ orders  —  President Donald Trump's new chief of staff, Mark Meadows, has escalated tensions …
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Lawmakers demand answers on Kushner supply chain influence  —  Chairs of two key House panels sent a letter to FEMA demanding information in a week on efforts by the president's senior adviser and son-in-law.  —  Two Democratic House committee leaders are demanding answers from the Trump administration …
Discussion: The Hill and Axios
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Adam Cancryn / Politico:
Kushner's team seeks national coronavirus surveillance system
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
Sitting on a throne of skulls, Mitch McConnell confirms his 8,999th judge  —  Will Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) keep confirming judges in this time of pandemic?  —  “We will go back to judges,” he said in an interview.  “My motto for the rest of the year is leave no vacancy behind.”
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Durbin warns of ‘dangerous and risky’ Senate return on April 20
Discussion: The Hill and Mediaite
ABC News:
Intelligence report warned of coronavirus crisis as early as November: Sources  —  “Analysts concluded it could be a cataclysmic event,” a source says.  —  As far back as late November, U.S. intelligence officials were warning that a contagion was sweeping through China's Wuhan region …
Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:
New Yahoo News/YouGov coronavirus poll shows Americans turning against Trump  —  With more than 400,000 confirmed coronavirus cases and 14,000 deaths in the United States, a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll shows that Americans are souring on President Trump's leadership during the pandemic.
Francisco Alvarado / The Daily Beast:
This South Florida City Is a Looming Coronavirus Hot Spot You Haven't Heard About  —  In one of the most Hispanic cities in America, “the potential for terrible things to happen is unimaginable,” one expert said.  —  Since early March, Paula Gomez has taken several precautions to ward off the coronavirus.
Discussion: Raw Story
Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Dennis Quaid Believes Trump Is ‘Doing a Good Job’ Handling Coronavirus  —  IN CONVERSATION  —  In a wide-ranging talk, the renowned actor opens up to Marlow Stern about the pandemic, his new podcast “The Dennissance,” and the cocaine frenzy that was 1980s Hollywood.
John Gramlich / Pew Research Center:
5 facts about Fox News  —  Fox News, the influential cable network launched by Rupert Murdoch in 1996, holds a unique place in the American media landscape, particularly for those on the ideological right.  While Democrats in the United States turn to and place their trust in a variety …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Coronavirus spares no one, as lawmakers who endured harrowing ordeals can attest  —  Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) started to self-quarantine on a mid-March Saturday out of precaution because of his wife's preexisting condition.  —  A few days later, Rep. Joe Cunningham (D-S.C.) …
Washington Post:
The coronavirus crisis is devastating the news industry.  Many newspapers won't survive it.  —  Two months ago, Cleveland Plain Dealer reporter Brie Zeltner became consumed by one topic: the coronavirus crisis that would soon sweep into her state.  —  The veteran health-care journalist chronicled …
Rachel Rice / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Echols: All St. Louis COVID-19 deaths have been African Americans  —  ST. LOUIS — Officials said Wednesday that all of the people in the city who've died from complications related to COVID-19 were African American.  —  There have been 12 people in St. Louis who have died as of Wednesday.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Hannity's latest propaganda actually exposes Trump's epic failures  —  Sean Hannity's latest effort to portray President Trump as a heroic and decisive leader throughout the coronavirus crisis belongs in a time capsule.  It will aid future study of one of the most monumental …
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
Prize-Winning Reporter Writes Book on Melania Trump  —  NEW YORK (AP) — A Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The Washington Post has written an unauthorized biography of first lady Melania Trump.  Mary Jordan's “The Art of Her Deal,” which draws upon more than 100 interviews, comes out June 16.
Discussion: The Hill
 
 
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Andrew Stiles / Washington Free Beacon:
Majority of Americans Support Reparations... From China
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Why exactly is Trump lashing out at the World Health Organization?
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Federal stockpile of emergency medical equipment depleted, House panel says
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
The media's struggle to digest Trump's coronavirus briefings
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Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
DHS warns pandemic ‘stressors’ could trigger attacks on houses of worship
Alan Yuhas / New York Times:
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Olivia Messer / The Daily Beast:
The Terrifying Story of an Unwitting Potential ‘Super-Spreader’ in Chicago
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Aides hope to give Trump his economic ‘big bang’ starting in May
Discussion: Raw Story
Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
How Hollywood Works Now: MSNBC's Chris Hayes Was “Made For This Moment”
Washington Post:
Big banks took “free money' in 2008.  They're turning their back now on small businesses, SBA official says
Discussion: The Daily Caller